Based on the pictures it’s clearly the Riverside. That’s a bike that is clearly designed ground up for touring.
Waffeleisen1337 on
Both are good, however please think about how much cargo capacity you need. Both bikes are really heavy.
frenchosaka on
Also, you might want to add what kind of touring you will be doing and where? Some places a steel bike is more appropriate and if you are on long tour on the road, drops handlebars might be better,
Rare-Classic-1712 on
Try test riding both of them and every other touring bike and see what you like. Personally I don’t understand why a touring bike would have internal cables as it makes maintenance more challenging. Both of those bikes have flat handlebars which don’t allow multiple hand positions unless you add bar ends or something. Multiple hand positions are key for long days in the saddle.
Pawsy_Bear on
The problem with all that carrying capacity is people use it. Becomes an overloaded slog. I tour lots. My answer which bike? It’s the one you enjoy riding most. Definitely go for a weekend test run before setting off.
bikesailfreak on
What type of tours?
If you want to cross asia yeah take a solid bike. If you want a couple of weekend trips go lightweight, you ll thank me later.
Shame they went for internal cable routing. Rear gear cables don’t last long and trying to feed a new cable through the frame on the side of the road can be a pain. Made even more complicated by the wiring for the rear light, as you have to try and avoid the cable rubbing on the light wiring (which is probably just stuffed in the frame).
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Based on the pictures it’s clearly the Riverside. That’s a bike that is clearly designed ground up for touring.
Both are good, however please think about how much cargo capacity you need. Both bikes are really heavy.
Also, you might want to add what kind of touring you will be doing and where? Some places a steel bike is more appropriate and if you are on long tour on the road, drops handlebars might be better,
Try test riding both of them and every other touring bike and see what you like. Personally I don’t understand why a touring bike would have internal cables as it makes maintenance more challenging. Both of those bikes have flat handlebars which don’t allow multiple hand positions unless you add bar ends or something. Multiple hand positions are key for long days in the saddle.
The problem with all that carrying capacity is people use it. Becomes an overloaded slog. I tour lots. My answer which bike? It’s the one you enjoy riding most. Definitely go for a weekend test run before setting off.
What type of tours?
If you want to cross asia yeah take a solid bike. If you want a couple of weekend trips go lightweight, you ll thank me later.
Never heard of the [Riverside ADVT 900](https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/travel-bike-advt-900-beige/349946/m8826505) before, but that’s a cool bike. I didn’t even know you could buy bikes with Marathon Plus Tours as standard.
Shame they went for internal cable routing. Rear gear cables don’t last long and trying to feed a new cable through the frame on the side of the road can be a pain. Made even more complicated by the wiring for the rear light, as you have to try and avoid the cable rubbing on the light wiring (which is probably just stuffed in the frame).